Are you feeling guilty for stepping over a banana peel on the floor instead of picking it up, hoping perhaps someone else will do it instead? Overcome with embarrassment when when you forgot to wear nursing pads and leaked through your shirt? Well, don’t be! Not Me! Monday was born out of my desire to admit some of my imperfections and reveal a few moments I’d rather forget. You may find it therapeutic to join in and do the same thing!
I’ll start!
I did not eat lunchmeat as a complete meal at least three times this past week.
After nursing MckFlurry in our bed one night, I did not have the desire to see if he thought it was good to the last drop. Sheer curiosity as to if there was any milk left after he finished did not get the best of me. I did not, in order to satisfy my desire to know, try to express breastmilk myself by hand. I did not have to hold in uproarious laughter when my attempts were a smashing success, sending a stream of milk literally to the other side of our bedroom.
I didn’t go to sleep with a smile on my face. A smile that didn’t grow even bigger when I woke the next morning and by the light of day could see my computer which had been in the line of fire, apparently.
Nope. Not me! I most certainly didn’t call my husband over to come look at it, crack up even more, photograph my computer and then put the pictures on the internet for all of you to see.
Absolutely not. Who in their right mind would do such a thing? I don’t know, but I can be certain that it would not be me!!
So what do you say? Would you like to share what you have not been up to lately? If so, join the Not Me! Monday fun!
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Happy Not Me!-ing.
I love Lisa’s designs! I would cherish one of her necklaces.
And oh, I did not loose my wedding band while rearranging my bedroom.
I did not spend time rearranging my newborn’s nursery instead of taking a much needed nap today.
I did not buy too much baby boy clothes because after 2 girls we are way too excited to have a little boy.
I did not let my son sit in his diaper without closing it while I ran to get something from the other room only to come back to the crib to find wet spots all over. I have changed way too many boy diapers as a nurse to let that happen, not me!
I certainly did NOT sniff a certain family member’s underwear found on the living room floor to find out if they were clean or dirty! I most certainly did not discover that they were indeed dirty!!
I most certainly would never go to the gym for a quick 30 min. walk on the treadmill and then come home and have ritz crackers and drink lemonade straight from the container. I would never ruin all that work at the gym!
I did NOT once squirt my general practiioner in the face with my breastmilk when he asked if I could express ‘just a drop’ for a test.
This comment made me laugh hysterically. That would have been hilarious to see!
I DID NOT Just wipe the quarter size spot of pop of my son’s cloth diaper cover with a wipe and then cover it up with a new liner because i was to lazy to go get a new cover. nope that was not me who did that, cause that is just wrong!
I most certainly did not put some books, toys, and a cup of milk in my toddler’s baby bed and go back to bed when she woke up before the crack of dawn Saturday morning!!! I would never do something so lazy!!!!!
I did not once, twice or even three times today wash my toddler’s face with Mommy spit. Not me. Yuck.
no, i didn’t send my DIL a picture of my husband’s sunburned legs, which accidentally included a picture of the family jewels encased by his shorts, which she then posted to FB. no, not me!
I SO did not lie down with my six month old so she would take a nap this afternoon, even though my husband and I are trying to get her to take naps on her own in her crib. I also did not lie there for an hour and a half so I could get some rest too!
I stayed calm during school clothes shopping and did not get frustrated or overwhelmed. While shopping for the boys shoes I did not stuff my toddlers pacifer in my preschoolers mouth without noticing. (My preschooler was not too impressed, but it made us laugh)
And I did not get more upset about dropping the boys off for first day of school than they did, who me cry.
I most certainly wasn’t pumping while driving recently (with a hands-free bra) and I most certainly don’t have dried breastmilk on the dashboard of my car.
While setting up our baby gate outdoors to get some garden work done, I did not stand up and smash my head rather hard and then sit down and shed a couple tears over the pain, feeling like a toddler that just got an unexpected bump, nope I’m way more tough than that!
This morning I most certainly DID NOT pretend to be asleep when I heard little footsteps barge into my room and start to pull on the covers. And then when my toddler put most of his lunch in his hair I DID NOT take pictures of it and send them to my husband at work, just so he would know what he was missing. Nope, not me!
It was not me that bribed my 6 year old that if he jumped back into the school routine with a good attitude he would get a new Wii game. I was not me that hid my 1 point Weight Watcher snacks from everyone and said they were all gone….It was not that was supposed to be grocery shopping yesterday, but came home with a big sack of new clothes yesterday…not me.
I did not leave the house early this morning only to realize I had no camera, no lunches and my socks did not match. Nope. Not me. But then again, its a Monday, right !!
Even though my daughter got the cutest cutest cutest outfit yesterday and it was so cute she had to wear it immediately, I would most certainly not ever pick it up off of the floor where I left it after I undressed her last night and put it on her to wear again today because it was so cute. I always put her clothes in her laundry basket right away after taking them off and even if I didn’t, I wouldn’t dream of letting her wear it two days in a row. And even if she did, I would never let her continue wearing it if I had noticed smashed in cookie on the bottoms…nope, not me!
I certainly did not wear my 6’4″ husband’s sweatpants to bed on Saturday night all folded over and rolled up. At least they fit over my huge baby belly! Must get back to the laundry…
I did NOT read this while at work today. And I did not just buy an outfit online as we are saving for a fall get-away. And I most certainly did not tell my son he could have a cookie for breakfast as I am so worried about him getting hungry at school I just want him to eat anything!
Last night was NOT the night for shooting breastmilk, I guess, b/c my son did not fall off me as he had milk coming form his nose only to have a stream spray from me across the bed. eek! And, all this while I am NOT suffering from cracked nipples. Youch!
I did not trip over my own two feet last night and break my wrist when I was taking grocery bags out of the car. I also did not wait until this morning to get it checked out, being thoroughly convinced that I only had pulled a muscle, and argue when the doctor when he told me it was broken!
I did not tell one of my children this week, “Use your head!”
I did not wash all of my laundry and not fold it therefore we have to find our clean clothes in a laundry basket with unfolded clothes in them.
I did not let all my dishes stack up until we had none to use. Then I had to spend a couple of hours in the kitchen washing and loading the dishwasher.
I did NOT wear the same shirt everyday last week.
I did NOT stop and buy lunch 5 days out of 7 last week because I did not feel motivated to prepare anything.
I did NOT so much sushi at a buffet on saturday that it was slightly embareassing.
I did NOT pretend to be busy so my husband would have to help my son who just used the bathroom.
I did NOT eat only non-essentials for my lunch today skipping anything fruit or vegetable like and favoring nutella.
I also did NOT ignore my kids request for breakfast giving them cookies instead while I waited for my coffee to kick in.
I did NOT buy myselft some extra sleep by bribing my 5 and 3 year olds with candy.
I did NOT wear the same (sweaty) shirt two days in a row. Or maybe three.
I did NOT give my kids spoonfuls of frosting in the bathtub where they were already taking a bath so I could finish washing the bowl.
I did not find chocolate powder (for choc milk) all under my island in my kitchen that I spilled over a week ago and I guess only chose to sweep up what I could see at that moment ONE week ago! ha ha!
My day did NOT start out with me justifying finishing a pan of brownies just to get it out of sight, rather than throwing it out because that would be wasteful. This was quickly NOT followed by me telling my son that only adults can eat pans full of brownies for breakfast, because their stomach’s are bigger. Which was NOT fully topped off by, said son, saying “No, Mommy… I know why your stomach is bigger – it’s because you are growing another baby.” (which I am, of course, NOT!! – but for real not:)).
I did NOT buy 6 insanely expensive chocolates at the local farmer’s market this weekend. And I did NOT freeze all 6 said chocolates because they were so insanely pricey (hey, the lady told me IF I did buy them that they would freeze well). I did NOT buy the chocolates just based on their description on the price sheet, because I certainly would have walked away if I had realized how tiny they were. And finally I will certainly NOT tell you when I eat one of the wallet draining delicacies….because of course I did NOT buy them!
The other day, when my baby had a dirty diaper I realized I was out of baby wipes. I did NOT take off my tank top and use it to clean up the “mess” knowing that I would have to throw it in the trash afterwards. Not me!
I am NOT sitting here reading all of these funny blogs when I should be cleaning. I was NOT sitting here earlier today reading blogs while my sons were fighting over a toy and I did NOT ignore them in hopes that they would work it out themselves. And I did NOT stand next to my daughters crib and cry because she is 8 weeks old this week. Nope NOT me. OHHH yeah and I did NOT let the boys eat cookies for lunch so that I could take a shower! NOT ME!!!
I most certainly did NOT give my 2 year old a red marker (capped) to get him to stop crying in the car. He then did NOT color his entire face, legs, and arms with said marker, and I did NOT then take him to his two year checkup covered in red marker. Nope, not me! I’m way to “with it” for that!
No I wasn’t the one who cried when her 14 year old left for her first day of high school ! Not me !
Nor was I the one crying her eyes out when her 4th grader got on the bus today. Nope! Not me !!!!
While my 3 year old was playing out on the porch, I absolutely did NOT allow her to lay down using one rug as a pillow and covering herself with the other rug, as a blanket. I certainly did NOT take pictures of that event, because those rugs are filthy and I am a good mother and would NEVER allow my child to play in such filth.
I have not eaten blueberry buckle for every meal since it was made. We have so many blueberries right now there is no way I would be eating them for every. single. meal!
It was certainly NOT me that went to the gym in the morning last Thursday and forgot clean underwear, and ended up wearing stinky day old underwear to work all day, b/c I was too lazy to drive home after working out!
I have hand expressed milk out of curiosity also…I shocked myself when I squirted myself in the eye! Got a good laugh out of it though. Your story made me laugh too, thanks!
It was NOT me who has had 3 reese’s peanut butter cups in about 15 minutes….certainly was one of my 4 kids. Sure two are at school and one is incabable of reaching them but I’m sure they somehow figured out how to get at the goodies, it in no way was their mama!
I did not forget my glasses and attempt to buy makeup and buy deep 20 instead of deep 10. I would never want to look 3 shades darker then my skin. I did not look at the clock and think it was 10:20 instead of 11:20 and ate a big lunch when I was told to fast 4 hours before my Cat Scan today. I did not call and cancel said Cat Scan for the second time since Friday. No…I am responsible and know that It takes forever to get in for a test and would make sure I was at my appt. on time on Friday and I would def. not eat a big lunch to only have to cancel again today. The receptionist did not know me and ask me to please make sure I am on time and not eat for ~4~ hours before my next appt.
P.S. The milk thing really made me laugh.
I DID NOT fold 5 loads of laundry and then put all the nicely folded clothes on the couch instead of putting them away in their correct drawers. I DID NOT try and bribe my son with ice cream so that he would eat his veggies (and it didn’t work anyways). I DID NOT spritz my hair with some nice smelling hair product to substitute for the fact that I didn’t take a shower today. And I surely DID NOT spend time at work reading this hilarious blog about tasting breast milk instead of doing my work. That must have been someone else.
I did not send out bills and accidently put postcard stamps on them and forget a return of address. Now the bills are late and who knows what random post office facility they are sitting at. No I would never do something so ridiculous!
I certainly did NOT forget my student ID this morning, because of course it is always kept safely in my book bag, in the same place all the time. Upon entering the building, of course I did NOT attempt to casually pass by security sans-ID-badge without being noticed, to avoid the hassle of pulling out my drivers license and watching them take down all my info as if they don’t see me every doggone day, because of course I am a patient person and wouldn’t mind the inconvenience since I, after all, am the dummy who did NOT forget her ID. And, when I WAS noticed (NOT doing these things), and asked if I had my badge, I certainly did NOT pat my pocket with a quizzical look as if I was surprised that it wasn’t hanging there, and did NOT proceed to rifle through my bag as if I thought it must be there, in hopes that I would be waved through.
…and of course, it most definitely did NOT pay off, and I was NOT waved through ;] tee hee!
Not me I did not let my 2 year old daughter ride through Wal Mart holding her blankie, paci, and *special milk cup* (that has more of a bottle spout than hard spout). Because I am a great mommy and by telling her no would make her sad and we know princess’s can’t be sad.
I certainly did not allow my 3 year old to color her hands in marker so i could get the bills paid without interruption. Not Me!
I did NOT let my kids have pudding for breakfast because I was too tired to argue about having something nutritious first – nope, I would never let them do that and count it as calcium, not me!
re:breastmilk tales – with my first baby I was at her first or second checkup, nursing her while I waited for the male pediatrician that I know well from work, and when he came in I took her off too quickly trying to be modest, and spurted milk into her eye, nose and out all over the floor!
Before I had kids, I wouldn’t have understood the curiosity about shooting breastmilk, and I would have found it gross that you took pictures of the milk spray. HOWEVER, now that I’ve been nursing for nearly (gasp!) 6 years straight, I so completely understand. And I was proud of your milk spray. And, in honor of Not Me! Monday, I’ll add that I most certainly NEVER squirt breastmilk across the room simply to see if I still can. Nope, not me!
I did not wake up numerous times talking to people who weren’t there after taking pain meds after foot surgery. I did not wake up after taking those same meds doing weird things with my hands.
I did not fix my 3 year old a bowl of dry cereal & a sippy cup of milk to eat while she watched TV in my bed so I could snooze more. NEVER!
I did not keep my kids up far past their bedtime last night then proceed to be impatient with them when crabby today!
I did not just have my son take my car to school today when his wouldn’t start, cause I was just too lazy to go pick him up in the afternoon. Nope not me!!
I remember the days of shooting breastmilk well. Never did it purposefully though. It would happen to me as I soaked my stitches in a warm bath or when a baby would let go in the middle of a feeding! I did manage to shoot my husband from across the room a few times.
I did not run 5 miles with my sister in the blasted humidity then enter my son’s middle school after, speak and carry on with the office staff, all while sporting large, sweaty wet spots on my breasts, appearing as though I too forgot to put in nursing pads – even though I am not lactating . . .
It was Not Me! that caused her son to miss his school bus this morning. And it was Not Me! that had to go wake up her husband to tell him he needed to take the boy to school.
With my first baby I was having trouble with my milk coming in and she was very jaundice. I had a meeting with a lactation nurse who was showing my hubby how to ‘help’ massage my breast to let down my milk. Embarrasing as that was it only got worse when she got a full spray right in her face while demonstrating. Oops! I guess my milk came in LOL!
I did not put my son in the adjoining bath so that I could take a shower. I did not then discover that he could turn the water on. I did not discover my 17 month old son covered in water because of this. Nope, not me!
I am most certainly not posting a Not Me Monday even though I have THE best story.. And I am trying to convince myself of NEVER planting jalapenos in our garden again! Ha ha!! Like that will happen…
i wasn’t so busy cleaning the bathroom that i would EVER let my little baby boy play with a box of tampons. i would never, EVER do that! it would be so unlike me to turn my back on a 10 month old who was chompin’ away on one tampon and banging the other like a drum. that would never happen in my house
btw, your story made me laugh pretty hard!
I did not remove all lamps from my daughters room after finding her reading at 2am for two nights in a row. I know how important reading is for young minds but also know how important sleep is for us ALL!
I did not get distracted by Facebook while printing the recipe I need for tonight’s supper. And I didn’t click a Facebook link to this page so I guess that means I’m not really leaving a comment!
I did not crack up when my sweet 3 month old daughter spit up and hiccuped at the same time and shot milk EVERYWHERE straight out of her NOSE! I would never be so inconsiderate!
On Saturday, I did NOT, against my better judgement, leave my three children with my very tired, very overworked dad, who did NOT, fall asleep with my two year old daughter on the end of the bed within arms length of scissors. Who then, did not proceed to hack away at her NEVER BEEN CUT, hair that was down to her butt. And then we did NOT have to pretty much shave it. Oh yeah.
Oh, Ruth, I’m so sorry! Our only toddler-created hair style wasn’t quite that bad (it was luckily on the curly haired one so it hid itself quite nicely), and it’s finally, 8 months later, grown out enough that I can get the “strays” into her ponytail most days now.
This is too funny! I too spray and see how far it will go, my husband it not amused at all by it!
I did NOT reheat my coffee at least 5 times today:)
I did not put my son to bed at 8 last night because he was so whiny that my husband and I couldn’t deal with them. Our son did not stay awake in his crib for two hours because we put him to bed early. We did not then stay up talking with our friends visiting from out of the province until 2am. Our son did not wake up at 6:30 this morning. I am not completely exhausted from good conversation and our non-sleeping son. I am not wishing that today was Friday given what did not happen at our house last night
I did not eat popcorn for supper three nights in a row because that would just fly in the face of proper nutrition. Neither did I use a wet washcloth under my foot and skate around the kitchen for an instant mopping when the floor needs a proper cleaning because that would just be lazy. But above all, I certainly did not watch Hulu when I should have been studying for my class because that would be irresponsible to my students.
Nope, not me.
I am not forwarding this idea to my husband because our kitchen floor does not need washing and this would not be a GREAT way to get it done quickly! I am not thanking you Elle for this idea because it is not at all awesome
I DID NOT eat cream cookies for lunch for 2 days! I like Lisa Leonard’s jewelry.
I am not wishing that i was at home with my kids taking a long nap.
Love your post. It’s just too funny!
I did not sit on the computer for the whole day today. Nope not me…. Only half the day
Beautiful jewelry!
I remember getting up in the morning and thinking how in the world did milk get over there, it’s a powerful source! That is funny that you took pictures of it!
I did not fall asleep watching tv and take a two hour nap this morning. Nope, not me.
Can you still count me in? I’m at work on lunch and can’t do a blog post!!
I DO NOT kick socks left on the floor into the middle of a room for everyone to see and hopefully pick up.
I DID NOT say last night to Husband, “Oh, you’re going to watch that movie that I don’t want to watch? *sigh* I’ll just go on the computer, I guess…” (Yahoo for meeee!)
When my 5 year old was being a Drama Queen, I DID NOT say “Yes, that’s right, you’re not my favorite child!”
I did not totally skip out on the mountain of laundry on my coach that has needed folded all weekend to go and play with my twin 1 year old nieces! LOL.. Laundry will still be there tomorrow!
I am NOT sitting here reading this blog while the house needs to be straightend up, while the books for the business are waiting to be reconciled, while I need to answer emails. I am NOT sitting here, thinking about taking a nap while my 18 mo old is napping and my 5 year old is “resting”. I am NOT thinking about how much time I can devote to a nap and still have everything done before I have to fix dinner (in 4 hours). I am NOT sitting here regretting having told the trainer at the gym that I wanted to work on my abs and triceps today. I am NOT thinking that a nap will just make it worse. OR am I?
I did not start making brownies 5 minutes after I got up yesterday, open the bag of mix, and pour it right back into the box. That would be a surefire sign of dementia, and I’m way too young for that!
Hilarious! I remember when I was nursing Lauren that I would shoot milk everywhere and not even on purpose. I got her in the eye a couple of times. and man did I leak! no one told me it was gonna be so messy!!
After reading that breastmilk is a good remedy for ear infections and pink eye, I decided that breastfed babies don’t have a lower rate of ear infection due to drinking the milk, but instead that they avoid these problems from getting sprayed in the eyes and ears so often!
It is the small things in life that bring us pleasure…
You are too funny sometimes.
so funny!
I did not just step over my 3 year old painting his baby brother in the living room, I would never let him do that. I also did not let the same 3 year old eat cookies all day one day this week, because we had no other food, and I was not taking him to the grocery store. He eats a balanced meal every day, we would never have a cookie day.
Who would let their 3yr old make chocolate milk by themself so they could sleep in longer? Certainly not me!! Who would crack up when their husband showed them the 3yr old’s shirt with a stream of chocolate syrup down the back (yes, the back)? Never, not here!
I would never get the devious idea to call my poor husband and ask him to come help me. When he came over in good faith I would never ever throw the whole bucket of water that was supposed to be for my flowers all over him…. Oh no not me.
Sidenote: If you knew me and my husband you would know that if he tries to get me he is 99% successful, me well let’s just my successes are few and far between and wildly celebrated by me!
What kind of mom would, after providing plenty of snuggles and an ice pack (Ok…a bag of frozen corn wrapped in a cloth diaper!), would run for the camera to capture the EGG sized goose egg on her 19mo old’s eye (after he banged into the window sill while jumping off the couch) to post on Facebook and print for the baby book?!?!?!
NOT ME!!
I did not take my bra completely off while trying to nurse my 32 weeker in the NICU one morning because I was too busy to buy a nursing bra only to realize the breast she wasn’t nursing from was spraying all over her tiny belly!!! Oh well, we needed baths anyway!
I most certainly did not get all teary eyed this morning while dropping my daughter off at her first day of Pre-K. When she dismissed me with a firm “Yes” when asked if it was okay if Mommy left, I did not walk away with tears in my eyes and sit in my car and cry for a few minutes. Nope, not me! I’m always one of those cool, collected moms, not someone who stood there imagining her first day of Kindergarten a year from now and already getting weepy about that.
While traveling across the country this past weekend, SOME crazy mother gave her son way too much candy at the airport in hopes his sugar high would cause him to fall asleep on the 5 hour flight. But it was NOT ME! I don’t give my 2 year-old any candy at all. Ever. Especially not to keep him quiet for a few minutes in a stroller. I also did not chase him while he ran laps around the baggage claim area while he screamed “Chase me, mommy! Chase me!” We most certainly do NOT act like that in a crowded public area. Furthermore, we did NOT have an impromptu game of duck duck goose in the airport with 6 adults while waiting for all our bags to arrive.
Not Me: It was not me who called my patient by the wrong name twice in one 30 min session…i tried to explain that being a new mom has sucked my brain away. The patient was 5, but his mother understood!
I don’t have a Not Me story I can think of . . . but I did walk into a closed sliding glass door once . . . my husband couldn’t stop laughing . . . we still laugh about it today . . .
I most certainly did not just proclaim “GROSS” aloud followed by roaring laughter while waiting in an ominously long line for inquiries about financial aid in reference to your post! {Which is rather humorous by the way}..nor did I wake my new second grader up this morning with a song, video it, and post it on my blog for public viewing…NOPE not me!
I know a person that has used her breastmilk as a form of discipline for her older children. She would squirt them from across the room to get them to stop bickering. Thanks for the laugh Jennifer. HILARIOUS! And why wouldn’t you photograph it? Of course you would!
That is hilarious! Breatsmilk as discipline! Bet that got their attention
My husband once used a squirt gun with water to “discipline” (more to get their attention so they would listen to instruction) our then-3-and-2-year-olds just to see if it was effective with toddlers like it is with cats. It wasn’t.
That is the funniest thing I have heard in so long! Last week, I most definitely did NOT pull clean dishes out of the dishwasher to use ALL DAY LONG instead of unloading the dishwasher like I should have!
hilarious about the breasmilk!
and i love love love lisa leonard and hope to win.
southern love and prayers from alabama!
I did not just take a video of my 2 and 3 year old physically fighting over a board game…just because they looked so funny tossing each other around. Nope, not me, I would never allow my children to physically fight with each other, much less video tape it. What kind of mother does that?
That is HILARIOUS………LOL…..
The photos really just add that special something to the whole story……
My side hurts now. lol
love it! and it is soooo something i could have done…
I am NOT posting this just for an attempt at the prize! I wouldn’t do that even though I’m dying for a Lisa Leonard item…that I cannot afford!
I will tell you a funny on my 8 year old son this week. He was reading and came across the word, “adolescent” and asked what it meant. I gave a short explanation starting with, “Around 12, kids start becoming more like adults……” His reponse? “Noon or midnight?” He is a VERY literal child!
Omy! I laughed at this NMM post almost as much as the original one about drying your bra by hanging it out the window of your car and on the back of the chair at a coffee shop!!
I have never done anything like that, not me!
Nope, I’m not giggling to myself as I think about my granddaughter this morning all decked out on her 1st day of school right on down to her “Skecher-twinkle toe” shoes! She gets to school and goes completely catatonic!! Major 1st day jitters!! No blinking, no talking…nothing!! The SHOES were more ALIVE than she was!!! Nope, not me…I would never do that!!
Gross Jennifer.
I love it.
While my other kids were napping or playing quietly I did NOT allow our 5 week old to nurse for over an hour so I could catch a nap. And I did NOT allow our 4 oldest to fingerpaint unsupervised while I did some cleaning knowing when I was done I would have the kitchen to clean up!
I don’t really have a “not me” today, although I’m sure if I thought hard enough I could create an entire post.
I just have to tell you–I have a breastmilk spray stain on my beautiful leather NIV Life Application Bible! It won’t come off! It was sitting on the floor (or on the end table I really can’t remember) by my rocking chair and my son used to suck, then completely come off the breast at the most inopportune times…most notably when a full spray was going on. SO. There is spray all over his pack and play carrying case, my bible, several books, my old cell phone (since sold…sorry to whoever bought that one!), and of course the rocking chair itself. I’m almost positive there was some on the door of our old car from when I tried to nurse him while stopped at a gas station. HILARIOUS!
Oh my goodness, that is TOO funny!!!!!
I most certainly did NOT spend my night sitting in a tub of apple cider vinigar and water to help with a feminine “issue” and I did NOT call my mother crying to tell her to go get me some plain yogurt to dip a tampon in either. FURTHER more, I am NOT going to reveal my true identity because OMG that would be WAY too embarassing!!
I am NOT, most certainly, letting my children rifle through all our new homeschool supplies unsupervised at this moment to give me quiet time to read blogs. I always keep a close eye on my little ones. There’s no telling what they might get in to or what kind of mess I would have to clean up if I didn’t watch them closely. I never waste time on the computer, either. Not Me!
I so needed this. I remember with our first we were in a empty house and I was setting on the floor nursing. I took him off and it just kept spraying like a water hose across the room. my husband and I did not set and watch it to see how long it would last
Our firstborn (and second. And third) would come off for a break at high-spray time. Once, my husband was there and ready with a glass to catch the spray, simply to see how much would come out before our son would latch back on. When the result was a full ounce, I started keeping an empty baby bottle next to me when I’d nurse so I could catch it for later use when he’d come off!